Last Tuesday’s gubernatorial election results may not have been earth-shattering, but the earth did quake several times Friday morning. Three tremors, all greater than 3.0 in magnitude, occurred in the western portion of Anza, about 4.5 miles northeast of Aguanga. The largest was 3.8 in magnitude about 7 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9. But during the…

Highway 243, with traffic control, opens Nov. 1 At a town meeting Tuesday, Aug. 27, Caltrans Chief of Public and Media Affairs for District 8 Terri Kasinga announced that Highway 74, between Valle Vista and Mountain Center, would be open 24 hours a day with a pilot car beginning Friday, Aug. 30. Starting Nov. 1,…

In its first session of fiscal year 2016-17, which started July 1, the Idyllwild Fire Department’s Finance Committee had a nominal session. The five-member committee still has two citizen vacancies. Calvin Gogerty, an IFPD resident, is now the committee chair, and commissioners Nancy Layton and Jeannine Charles-Stigall join him on the committee. “I’ve talked to…